Missing the Moon

Difficulty: BeginnerPart of the SummerGame2013 Game

On January 2nd, 1959, another early space robot blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, with the intent of being the first human-made object to touch the Moon. Figure out the name of this craft, that was applied retroactively years later, and look for a graphic novel with a very similar name to find your next clue!